Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - defensive
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Defensive
defensive
I. adjective Date: 14th century 1. serving to defend or protect ~ fortifications 2. a. devoted to resisting or preventing aggression or attack ~ behavior b. of or relating to the attempt to keep an opponent from scoring in a game or contest a player with good ~ skills 3. a. valuable in ~ play a ~ card in bridge b. designed to keep an opponent from being the highest bidder a ~ bid • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun II. noun Date: 1601 a ~ position
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adj. 1 done or intended for defence or to defend. 2 (of a person or attitude) concerned to challenge criticism. Phrases and idioms on the defensive 1 expecting criticism. 2 in an attitude or position of defence. Derivatives defensively adv. defensiveness n. Etymology: ME f. F d{eacute}fensif -ive f. med.L defensivus (as DEFEND) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. сущ. оборона, оборонительная позиция, оборонительное, защитное средство - act on the defensive - be on the defensive - stand on the defensive - take on the defensive - throw smb. on the defensive 2. прил. защитный, оборонительный, оборонный, защищающий, направленный на защиту, защитительный - defensive action - defensive alliance - defensive installation - defensive position - defensive power - defensive warfare DEFENSIVE устойчивый, стабильный (об отрасли промышленности) ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. оборона; оборонительная позиция to be (to stand, to act) on the defensive —- обороняться, защищаться; стоять (находиться) в обороне to take on (to take up, to assume) the defensive —- перейти к обороне to throw smb. on the defensive —- принудить кого-л. к обороне, заставить кого-л. защищаться to remain entirely on the defensive —- оставаться в обороне, не делать попыток перейти в наступление 2. защитный defensive armour —- защитная броня defensive fire —- воен. заградительный огонь defensive neurosis —- защитный невроз 3. оборонительный (также спорт) defensive arms —- оборонительное оружие defensive warfare —- оборонительные действия defensive power —- обороноустойчивость defensive position —- оборонительный рубеж, полоса обороны; позиция игрока (у задней линии - теннис) defensive alliance —- оборонительный союз defensive action —- оборонительный бой defensive basket —- "своя" корзина (баскетбол) defensive goal —- "свои" ворота (футбол) 4. защищающий, направленный на защиту, защитительный defensive of his memory —- в защиту его доброго имени (об умершем) 5. бдительный, готовый защищаться; настороже he is less defensive with her than with anyone else —- с ней он более покладист (менее ершист), чем с любым другим человеком 6. устойчивый, стабильный (об отрасли промышленности); удовлетворяющий насущные потребности и...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun оборона; оборонительная позиция to act/be/stand on the defensive - обороняться, защищаться 2. adj. оборонительный; оборонный ...Англо-русский словарь
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1. You use defensive to describe things that are intended to protect someone or something. The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids... ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. Someone who is defensive is behaving in a way that shows they feel unsure or threatened. Like their children, parents are often defensive about their private lives. ADJ • defensively ‘Oh, I know, I know,’ said Kate, defensively. ADV • defensiveness He felt a certain defensiveness about his position. N-UNCOUNT 3. If someone is on the defensive, they are trying to protect themselves or their interests because they feel unsure or threatened. Accusations are likely to put the other person on the defensive... PHRASE: usu v-link PHR, PHR after v 4. In sports, defensive play is play that is intended to prevent your opponent from scoring goals or points against you. I’d always played a defensive game, waiting for my opponent to make a mistake. ? attacking ADJ: usu ADJ n • defensively Mexico did not play defensively. ADV: ADV after v ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~1 adj 1 used or intended to protect people against attack (The rockets are a purely defensive measure against nuclear attack.) (- opposite offensive1 (3)) 2 behaving in a way that shows you think someone is criticizing you even if they are not (There's no need to be so defensive, I just asked how old you are!) 3 AmE concerned with stopping the other team from getting points in a game (defensive play | the defensive coach) - defensively adv - defensiveness n ~2 n on the defensive behaving in a way that shows that you think that someone is criticizing you even if they are not ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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